There are several good reviews of yesterday’s election out there from a local perspective, which provided more drama than might have been expected given the relative paucity of competitive races. One thing you’ll see in those commentaries is that yesterday was a pretty good day for local Democrats, and a pretty bad one for the […]
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It’s Election Day today, and with turnout projections down in the 10% range, that means your vote will carry more weight than usual today. You can find your voting location in Harris County here – just click on Voting Information…Election Day Voting Info. You can search for your polling place by precinct, or by name […]
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At this point, I’m pretty sure I’m done with interviewing City Council candidates. I don’t have any further appointments pending, and there’s no one else for whom I have a contact with their campaign. If you’re a candidate whom I haven’t interviewed or are with a campaign for such a candidate, and you’d like to […]
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Seems I should have been asking about candidates’ residency in Houston as I’ve been doing my Council interviews. For what it’s worth, and I left a comment at the City Hall blog to this effect, it’s not at the top of my list. I care much more about where a candidate stands on the issues, […]
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As you may recall, I did a series of candidate interviews for the May special election to fill the City Council seat that Melissa Noriega eventually won. Now that the filing deadline for November has passed, I intend to embark on another series of interviews for this election. Here are the basic ground rules: 1. […]
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For those of you (like me) who missed it, a repeat broadcast of Melissa Noriega and Roy Morales on the PBS show the connection: Red, White & Blue will be tonight at 5 PM. I’m going to go set my TiVo right now to record KUHT channel 8 from 5 to 6 so I can […]
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Melissa Noriega has racked up a bunch more endorsements for the June 16 runoff for City Council. Early on, she received the endorsements of Noel Freeman and Andy Neill. Earlier today, her campaign sent out a press release announcing the support of most of the remaining contenders: Sara Owen-Gemoets, Ivan Mayers, Kendall Baker, and Alfred […]
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Noel Freeman was the first of the runnerup City Council candidates to make an endorsement in the runoff, and now Andy Neill has followed suit. My Fellow Houstonians, As a registered Independent and a candidate for City Council during the current Special Election cycle, I have been granted a truly unique vantage point from which […]
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From my Inbox: Former Houston City Council candidate Noel Freeman has officially endorsed Melissa Noriega for the June 16 runoff for the Council seat vacated by Shelley Sekula-Gibbs last November. Noriega received the most votes in Saturday’s special election. Freeman, a moderate Republican, endorsed Noriega due to her ability to provide stronger influence in Austin […]
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Well, early voting is underway here in Houston for the May 12 City Council special election. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about that race before the final vote is counted, but in the meantime, let’s take a little look ahead and see who may be running for the other Council seats that will […]
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